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Mine are horrible today and I feel it. 61 at 6am, insulin shot then dropped to 39 at 11am. Orange juice and glucose brought it up to 65. 2 hours after eating it was at 58. I just want to cry. Sick all day and so weak. Just took last insulin shot, maybe it will come up after the shot and eating again.

Hope this is not a stupid question, but why would you take insulin with such a low fasting reading? I get very weak & shaky if my BS drops to the 70's. It seems very dangerous for you to have such low BS.

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Once again numbers out of wack. Hope it's just because I have a cold. Doctor changed evening Lantus to 17 to bring down fasting hoping that will keep the highs down. Not sure what happened with the 35, I treated & got it back to 85.

Don't know what it going on today. Called the nurse and she said to take shots 15-20 minutes before meal instead of right before but not to change the levels. If I still can't get it under control they going to add Starlic. Does anyone know what this is?

Ok here is the info: Starlix, generic name is nateglinide. It helps stop the rapid rise in blood sugar that can occur immediately after eating. It increases the amount of insulin produced by the pancreras. It is taken just before you eat because it works quickly and does not stay in the body long. In some reviews I read, it did Not cause weight gain as a side effect. Which is great.Hope this info helped you some. If you want more info go to the WebMd website. I check out all meds my doctor prescribes or thinking about prescribing there.

Wanted to post some numbers. I am still doing good without the insulin.Yesterday(Sunday) morning b/s was 103Breakfast-leftover fajita meat with fried egg.Lunch- b/s 113 had Healthy Harvest Vegetable soupDinner- b/s 121 had 2 slices of mediterrean pizza, salad with italian dressing.Bedtime- 133 had some peaches with cottage cheese.This morning b/s was 102 had 2 cups of coffee and morning meds. Breakfast will be Cream of Wheat with the grinder cinnamon.

I am a type 1, have been for 23 years. I am on the insulin pump, have been for 8 years. My meds are as follows: Humulog insulin, aspirin, premarin once daily, synthroid 100 mg once daily for underactive thyroid,col-rite stool softener, medroxyprogesterone 10 mg once daily, ramipril 25 mg once daily, diovan 320 mg once daily, buspirone 25mg one 3x daily if needed,vytorin 10/40 once daily,actonel once weekly, metoprolol 25mg once daily. My last A1C was 7.7Here are my counts so far for today11-20-08 7am fasting 65, 8am 230 12pm 291, 2:30pm 293 7pm 252, 10pm 274For breakfast i ate an egg sandwich and orange juice. I guess i overcorrected. For lunch i ate vienna sausage and potato chips and diet mtn dew. For supper i had swedish meatballs and noodles and diet mtn dew. At 10pm i had a grilled cheese sandwich.

11-21-08 7am fasting 317, 9am 388, 12pm 304, 4pm 173, 7pm 64. 10pm 344I had oatmeal, yougart,water for breakfast. I had grilled cheese sandwich and water for lunch. I had a turkey sandwich with mayo and mandarin oranges and cottage cheese and diet mtn dew for supper. I had a cheese burger and fries before going to bed. This was after 10pm count.

11-22-08 7am fasting 274, 12pm 296, 7pm 256, 10pm 236I am having oatmeal and milk for breakfast. I am going to have a turkey sandwich w/bread and butter pickles and fruit cocktail and cottage cheese and diet mtn dew for lunch. I had a chicken salad sandwich and potato chips and water for supper. I had an egg sandwich and water after 10pm. My numbers seem to be running really high the past couple days.

11-23-08 7am fasting 187, 12pm 236, 7pm 246, 10pm 344I had a bowl of Cornflakes for breakfast. I had tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwich and water for lunch. I had spagetti and meatsause for supper. I should have left the spagetti alone, lol.

Not to judge you or anything but you seem to eat alot of bread. what kind are you using? That may explain some of your high numbers. I found a great pumpernickle rye bread at Wal Mart and also they have a sugar free one. If I eat alot of bread it runs me high alot.

11-24-08 7am fasting 171, 12pm 167, 7pm 197, 10 pm 69I had a bowl of Cornflakes w/2% milk for breakfast. I had boiled chicken, cheese, pears, and diet coke for lunch. I had fish sticks, spinach, fruit cocktail and water for supper. I had a banana and orange juice after 10pm

103 at 7:45 am, waking up116 at 10:32 am, after breakfast129 at 11:30 am, before lunch - I think this one was wrong - I didn't eat anything after breakfast, but I also didn't wash my hands before testing. I didn't retest because I didn't want to "waste" another strip, lol.127 at 2:45, after lunch93 at 5:45 pm, before dinner.99 at 8:35 pm, after dinner

Today is a GREAT DAY! I take 1000mg Metformin X2 Daily, 4mg Avandia, Lantus 10Units AM-15 Units PM & Humalog 10 Units w/Breakfast, 8 Untis w/Lunch & 7 Units w/Dinner. This is constantly changing as I call the nurse on Mondays and Thursdays to report sugars and change doses as needed.(And this is only for the diabetes…add in another 8 meds for other conditions and even I get confused) Just changed from 14 Units Lantus PM & 8 Units Humalog w/ Dinner to new schedule. SO here are my numbers. Fast - 113 After Bkfst - 117 Before Lunch- 118 After Lunch-163

Rice…You are my enemy…but I love you soooo much, lol

My doctor has me test fasting & before and after each meal as well as once more before bed. This means 8 stips a day and medicaid only covers 3 a day. I am paying out of pocket for the remaining strips and it's killing me. Shouldn't they go by what the doctor prescribes???

Before I try a new medicine, if he has it, my doctor will give me samples to try to see how it does. I also am taking a blood pressure medicine my insurance will not pay for without documentation. So for the past 4 months he has been giving me the samples to take. Since I see him every month for pain meds I just pick up some more samples. But it is working so he does not mind. Check and see if doctor has any, Usually if they have them they will let you try to see if it works. Especially now since the economy is so bad.

Thank you for all you advice. I am very thankful for the Dr's that I work with in that they will provide me with samples (When they can) However in a city that has only 3 Endocronologist the sample choices are kinda low and don't cover test strips. I do get my Avandia and some of my other meds as samples and with the Medikan card my other prescriptions are covered but not the testing supplies. I have been looking into mail order companies after speaking with everyone and hope that that helps. Will let you know. Worse they can do is say no right? :)

I was testing when I got up in the mornings before I eat and 2 hours after every meal. Then my nurse from my Insurance told me to check with my Doctor to see how much I should check it because she only cares about my fasting blood sugar, and she said I might be testing to much. They pay for my strips,my medicine (glipizide and rampril), and they sent me a free metor to check my blood sugar with. My blood sugar this morning was 73, and before dinner it was 80. Debbie

I have never heard of testing too much. what is too much. I just want to know how I am doing during the day. My strips say 4 times a day which is 120 a month but I get 200 at a time for extra testing so I do. I test in the morning, then after breakfast. Before and after dinner, but sometimes I just want to know before and after lunch especially since I have been off the insulin. Wow, too much. Never knew that. I will ask doctor next time I go.

The only thing I can think of why she said too much, is maybe the concern of the insurance not covering it…I know my doctor only prescribed me to test 4 times a day which equals 120 times a month, and I get 150 test strips a month…so it allows me to test more if I need to…I mean if I feel low…or way to high, then of course I am going to test…but at over a dollar a strip not everyone can afford to test that many times a day, especially if they dont have insurance, or they wont pay for that many tests…

Sorry it took so long to reply to this e-mail but I just got my results back yesterday. My doctor told me because when I first came to see her, My A1C was 13.1 now 1 year later my A1C is 5.8. She says I am now in remission, so I can check my blood sugar once every two weeks.

ok i have type 2 diabetis i was diagnost jan 11,2000i take metformin 2 times a day and lantis insilin once a day.my a1c was done on nov.7th 08 its 5.8i alternate checking my sugars before breakfast and dinner and the next day i check before lunch and before bed yesterday my sugar was 99 before breakfast and 88 before dinner today i will check it before lunch

WELL PEOPLE, I HAVE DONE THE PILLS AN THEY DIDNT WORK, SO THEY PUT ME ON NOVOLIN R AN N. NOW IT SEEMS THAT SOME DONT KNOW THAT THE R IS ONLY FOR THREE HOURS LIKE 1/2 HOUR BEFORE MEALS, THEN THE N IS A 8 HOUR INSULIN FOR LONGER CONTROL TAKEN TWICE A DAY. NOVOLIN IS THE GENERIC INSULIN. NOW MY AIC IS ABOUT 6.5 AN FOR A DAYS RANGE IS, AM 98 AFTERNOON 88 PM IS 126. MY R DOSE IS 12 TO 15 UNITS AN MY N IS 30 TO 35 UNITS AN THIS KEEPS ME BELOW THE 160 FOR THE DAY.. HOPE THIS HELPS.

I am so sorry you had to go back on isulin. I am doing the pills because i came off of insulin last week. So far so good. and I have lost 11 pounds. I am determined to do this. I like losing weight and no more shots. Hang in there. You may get there again real soon.

Today is Saturday November 15, 2008. Morning wake up- 104 I am not feeling well. I feel like there is a huge pound rock in my stomach I cannot digest. Had morning meds and my 2 cups of coffee. It is getting very cold here today and of course my Amercan eskimo puppy loves the weather and wanted to stay out there longer when I walked him this morning. that will wake you up. Having cream of wheat with grinder cinnamon for breakfast. will be back later to post more numbers. Hopefully my rock will be gone by then. LOL

Feeling better now. Moved around, did some laundry. Had a Lean cuisine for lunch. Steak Tips with broccoli. Before lunch was 132 after was 140. Going out for dinner. Mexican food. will have fajitas, with no rice, no beans, no tortillas. May have a few chips with salsa. And a glass of red wine. Any one know about sangria? It is made with red wine and lots of fruit. Wonder how that would affect sugars? Will let you know tonight.

112 at 7:00 am, waking up166 at 10:00 am after breakfast - darned Steel Cut Oatmeal!!! But it was sooooo yummy!103 at 12:22 pm, before lunch116 at 3:24 pm, after lunch119 at 5:30 pm, before dinner159 at 9:00 pm, after dinner. Had fresh yams…the 159 and 166 today are much higher than I like to see, but I also seldom eat the above items too. It was a treat.

I got my lab results back today…My A1c is 10.70 which isnt the greatest, but considering I've only been diagnosed for 2 months or so, I am considering it a starting point…My numbers have been averaging about 110 the last 3 weeks…therefore I know that my next A1c will be alot better…

Exactly, this was always suposed to be a voluntary thing and only when you wanted too. I do not post everyday just when I feel like it. We should only use these numbers to see how others are doing not to judge or feel sorry for ourselves if our numbers are not the same. Because everyone's numbers are going to be different even if we ate and took the same meds. But I will tell you all I have lost another pound. So since last week I have lost 11 pounds being off of my insulin. I love it. My stomach is actually getting smaller. I now only look 6 months pregnant instead of 9. LOLI felt so good about it. I got a cute little haircut, colored my hair lighter and got some highlights. I do not want to buy any new clothes until I can go down a full size. Maybe 10 more pounds. Actually I have about 3 sizes of clothes in my closet. It will be like a whole new wardrobe when I can get back in them. Sorry this is so long. Have a good day all.

Congratulations on the weight loss. When I went on the Metformin I lost a total of 89lbs. Then they put me back on insulin and I gained bach 10lbs. Still worth all the trouble though. I lost 4 dress sizes. YEAH!

Hi! I also have gastroparesis caused from polio in 1948. I was diagnosed with this in 1993. I now have a g-tube for the days I'm too sick to eat. My blood sugars have never been between 80 & 130. I think it is because my food sits for so long. Last time I was tested food sat in my stomach 18hrs. I'm very sick 24/7 so not sure how this is going to effect things I have only been a diabetic for 2mths. Your FriendJoAnna